Oberholser's fruit dove
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species:
P. gularis
Binomial name
Ptilinopus gularis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Synonyms

Ptilinopus epius Oberholser, 1918

Oberholser's fruit dove (Ptilinopus gularis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was formerly named P. epius, but it has since been revised to the earlier name P. gularis.[1][2] It is endemic to Sulawesi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. David, Normand; Elliott, Andy; Bruce, Murray D. (9 March 2021). "The valid specific name of Sulawesi's Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove: gularis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 141 (1): 50-58. doi:10.25226/bboc.v141i1.2021.a5.
  2. "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  • Rheindt, F.E., J.A. Eaton, and F. Verbelen 2011. Vocal trait evolution in a geographic leapfrog pattern: speciation in the Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus subgularis) complex from Wallacea. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123: 429–440.


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